David Letterman: Retired Host Risks Fortune On Gambling Obsession – The National Enquirer

David Letterman is upping the ante with his latest obsession high-stakes poker!

But pals fear the retired Late Night host could be putting his $400 million fortune at risk, sources told The National ENQUIRER.

Dave has rediscovered his love for poker, dished a source. He hadnt played in years, but hes been getting back into it, and he even started teaching his 13-year-old son, Harry, over the kitchen table. Now Dave wants to take his skills to Las Vegas, where he dreams of winning big!

Dave, who retired in 2015, is gearing up to take on A-list poker-playing celebs like Ben Affleck and Tobey Maguire but he should cool his jets, warned the source.

Those guys are as close to professional players as you can get, spilled the source.

Daves totally out of his league with them. He might be worth $400 million, but those guys will have no hesitation in cleaning him out!

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Daves lifelong idol and mentor, late Tonight Show icon Johnny Carson, was a legendary poker player hosting regular star-studded poker parties at his Malibu home during the 1970s and 80s.

Dave who made headlines in 2009 after a $2 million extortion attempt led him to admit on air to having cheated on his wife with multiple underlings insisted his poker playing is not a problem, added the insider.

Yet pals, worried about his decades-long battle with booze, fear Dave could end up flat broke like NYPD Blue creator David Milch who gambled away a staggering $100 million!

Daves trying to enjoy life a little by picking up new hobbies, but gambling isnt what his old friends had in mind, tattled the source. They wish Dave would stick to skiing and fishing. Everyones hoping this poker thing is just a phase.

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